Delidding Haswell by Cyclops
Wear rubber gloves. (You might also wear an anti-static band and attach the
other end to a ground.)
Held facing the silver surface with the notches at the top, the CPU inside is
vertical in the center with the VRM along the left side of that. Over a soft
surface, carefully cut the corners first then cut the sides--cut the left side
last to avoid the area of the VRM--till you remove the lid.
Use Indigo Xtreme Clean to remove the TIM (thermal interface material) from
over the CPU on both pieces. You don't have to remove the black glue around the
edges.
http://www.amazon.com/EK-TIM-Indigo-Xtreme-Performance-Thermal/dp/B008AMGZCM/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1370773319&sr=1-1&keywords=Indigo+Xtreme+Clean
Replace the TIM with Coollaboratory Liquid PRO with the syringe it comes in.
Put a tiny drop on the center of the CPU and spread it with a scalpel avoiding
the VRM. Leave a thin even film over the CPU. Replace the lid.
http://www.amazon.com/Coollaboratory-Liquid-Thermal-Interface-Material/dp/B001PE5XAC
Put the CPU on the motherboard, etc., as usual.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FirsCzTnbdQ
http://www.overclock.net/t/1397672/deliding-a-4770k-haswell-improving-temperatures-and-maximizing-overclockablity
Cyclops used Xigmatek Freezing Point G4718 on the lid of the CPU for the CPU
cooler.
More information about that last step:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3gx6c62D7I
Attach the back plate for your CPU cooler if it comes with one.
Put a small drop--the size of a lentil, not a pea--of thermal compound (aka
thermal grease/thermal paste/thermal gel/heat paste/heat sink paste/heat sink
compound) on the center of the lid of the CPU. One possible variation: on a
cooler with a mirror-like, perfectly flat surface, "less is more," i.e., apply-
ing less thermal compound than the ideal is not a big problem. However, if the
base of your cooler is not smooth because of the gaps and irregularities typi-
cally found on coolers where the heat pipes touch the CPU directly, you need a
little more thermal paste.
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/What-is-the-Best-Way-to-Apply-Thermal-Grease-Part-2/1392/9
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cooling-air-pressure-heatsink,3058-9.html
Don't spread the paste, which can result in air bubbles--let the pressure of
the CPU cooler spread the paste.
Recommended best to worst:
Arctic MX-2, Gelid Solutions GC-Extreme, Prolimatech PK-1, Thermaltake TG-1,
Tuniq TX-2, XIGMATEK PTI-G4512, Arctic MX-4, Tuniq TX-3, Artic Silver 5, Shin-
Etsu MicroSi G751
http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Thermal-Paste-Roundup-172/
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/360490-28-best-thermal-paste-lowest-temps
Good quiet/cool air coolers
Noctua NH-U14S dual fan
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/noctua_nh_u12s_u14s_review,12.html
Phanteks PH-TC14PE
http://www.silentpcreview.com/Phanteks_PH-TC14PE
Good quiet/cool AIO (all in one) water cooler
Swiftech H220
can add a GPU block
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/swiftech-h220.html
